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The good news is that Saffold only has a sprained MCL and is considered week to week. Wearing that knee brace probably saved his season. That being said moving forward I am a little bit weary of the future of this line. We are old at the center position, right guard position and Saffold has his injury issues as well as is a UFA in the offseason. Backup guards Chris Williams and Shelley Smith are both free agents this offseason as well. Wells and Dahl are among the oldest trio on our team(with Witherspoon). The only rock solid position we have is LT with Long being only 28, which is huge so I wont downplay that. He is the rock of the line and a franchise LT, and if he stays healthy will anchor it for the next five years. I think we need to pick up one of these top tackles with the top 16 pick we are receiving from the redskins, and maybe a center in round 2 or 3. This next draft should be offensive line focused in my honest opinion, with addressing a safety or OLB in the later rounds.

Barrett Jones should take reigns at center once he gets into NFL shape. If we can snatch a Top 10 draft pick from the Skins, we should consider getting Jake Matthews at RT. As for guards, we ought to find another one in the day 3 of the draft (hopefully one that will stay in shape)_________________

I've said this many times, but our first three picks next year should be T, FS, and G unless a really good player falls into our lap. If we get a top 5 pick from Washington and can land one of the big 3 tackles, preferably Jake Matthews that would be great. If Haha is on the board with our second pick, he's the guy imo. If we end up with two mid round picks then Tiny Richardson and Haha would be cool with me. If Haha is gone and CJ Mosley is still available I'd love him, but if neither is on the board, then it's guard.

Basically my draft board looks like this

1a. T
1b. Haha/Mosley/G
2. G/OLB/FS_________________SHAQ IS THE SECOND BEST PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY

I've said this many times, but our first three picks next year should be T, FS, and G unless a really good player falls into our lap. If we get a top 5 pick from Washington and can land one of the big 3 tackles, preferably Jake Matthews that would be great. If Haha is on the board with our second pick, he's the guy imo. If we end up with two mid round picks then Tiny Richardson and Haha would be cool with me. If Haha is gone and CJ Mosley is still available I'd love him, but if neither is on the board, then it's guard.

Basically my draft board looks like this

1a. T
1b. Haha/Mosley/G
2. G/OLB/FS

I really like that outlay (T,S,G) that fits a majority of team needs with high draft selections which is prime.

That being said, I feel like the "really" good player that you are referring to, or maybe all rams fans are secretly hoping for is Mike Evans, WR out of A&M. As an underclassman, he is probably the best receiver in the country. 6'5 4.5 40 yard dash, he is a freak and as close to Calvin Johnson(size-wise) as you will come in my opinion. He is already projecting as a top 12 pick on most sites, predominantly walterfootball IF HE declares. 280 yards against Alabama, I love big wide receivers at the 1, you have to have one. AJ Green, Julio Jones, Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Vincent Jackson(eh?), Brandon Marshall are all the top receivers in the NFL and are big and physical. At 6'5 225lbs and fast I think Evans is the next one in line. ALL THAT BEING SAID, if he were to declare, I would love to draft him with the higher pick, 1A, and take tackle with the 1B pick. Then we could take the better player available between Safety and Guard with the second and/or third picks. Dream scenario, maybe a pipe dream but that is my outlook.

I've said this many times, but our first three picks next year should be T, FS, and G unless a really good player falls into our lap. If we get a top 5 pick from Washington and can land one of the big 3 tackles, preferably Jake Matthews that would be great. If Haha is on the board with our second pick, he's the guy imo. If we end up with two mid round picks then Tiny Richardson and Haha would be cool with me. If Haha is gone and CJ Mosley is still available I'd love him, but if neither is on the board, then it's guard.

Basically my draft board looks like this

1a. T
1b. Haha/Mosley/G
2. G/OLB/FS

I really like that outlay (T,S,G) that fits a majority of team needs with high draft selections which is prime.

That being said, I feel like the "really" good player that you are referring to, or maybe all rams fans are secretly hoping for is Mike Evans, WR out of A&M. As an underclassman, he is probably the best receiver in the country. 6'5 4.5 40 yard dash, he is a freak and as close to Calvin Johnson(size-wise) as you will come in my opinion. He is already projecting as a top 12 pick on most sites, predominantly walterfootball IF HE declares. 280 yards against Alabama, I love big wide receivers at the 1, you have to have one. AJ Green, Julio Jones, Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Vincent Jackson(eh?), Brandon Marshall are all the top receivers in the NFL and are big and physical. At 6'5 225lbs and fast I think Evans is the next one in line. ALL THAT BEING SAID, if he were to declare, I would love to draft him with the higher pick, 1A, and take tackle with the 1B pick. Then we could take the better player available between Safety and Guard with the second and/or third picks. Dream scenario, maybe a pipe dream but that is my outlook.

The problem with Evans is that we already have big WR in Quick, and I don't think Fish/Snead will give up on him this soon, nor should they. I really believe next year will be the year he breaks out. If he doesn't and he continues to struggle, then I'm all for moving on, and who knows, Evans might not come out until 2015 (although I think our top priority in 2015 has to be RB).

I was more referring to a position like 3-tech DT or OLB as both would be luxury picks (LB somewhat less so since Dunbar's release, but it's not in a situation like FS or LG). I mentioned Mosley earlier because he's my man crush this year, but if Dominique Easley keeps playing like he has so far, and he slips to our first pick, with the 3 top Ts all gone, I would love him. He's looking like exactly what our line needs. Then I would be cool going DT and FS in the 1st, T in the 2nd (it's looking like a fairly deep class), then G in the 3rd and living with our OLB situation for a year._________________SHAQ IS THE SECOND BEST PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY

I think its quite obvious that Saffold wont be a Ram in 2014, and it really has nothing to do with his health. He wants a chance to be a LT, we arent going to give him that, we dont need to be spending money on a RT, and he is going to try and get paid.

I also think its clear that Chris Williams is a stop gap or it wouldnt have been a one year contract for him. Dahl is probably on his last legs and his money on the books is non-guaranteed while we will need to create some wiggle room.

Also as Barett Jones continues to heal and acclimates to the offense we could see more of him. Is he the guy who will takeover Wells spot? Not necessarily, but he can be a good NFL Center, and could very soon see some time at Guard if we dont get better play there or these injuries continue.

The main issue is finding another RT in this draft since you need 2 good ones in todays NFL

This thought my be hard to pull of now that he is Week-to-Week, but what would you guys say if the Broncos came calling for Rodger Saffold now that Ryan Clady is down for the season?

If it came at about week 5 or 6, after Rodger is healed up a bit and Winston Justice is clearly not the answer for a Super Bowl contender, I would honestly be fine with Trading Saffold away. And I could be persuaded to be fine with only getting a 4th rounder back for him.

This thought my be hard to pull of now that he is Week-to-Week, but what would you guys say if the Broncos came calling for Rodger Saffold now that Ryan Clady is down for the season?

If it came at about week 5 or 6, after Rodger is healed up a bit and Winston Justice is clearly not the answer for a Super Bowl contender, I would honestly be fine with Trading Saffold away. And I could be persuaded to be fine with only getting a 4th rounder back for him.

What say you?

At this point get what we can for him. As you and others of us have said it's hard to see him in STL next year for many reasons.

This thought my be hard to pull of now that he is Week-to-Week, but what would you guys say if the Broncos came calling for Rodger Saffold now that Ryan Clady is down for the season?

If it came at about week 5 or 6, after Rodger is healed up a bit and Winston Justice is clearly not the answer for a Super Bowl contender, I would honestly be fine with Trading Saffold away. And I could be persuaded to be fine with only getting a 4th rounder back for him.

Getting a pick out of Saffold let alone a midrounder is a definite yes in my book. With signs pointing he'll be an FA this offseason, we should at least compensate for whoever's willing to make the trade, especially when Barksdale's play was hardly a dropoff from Saffold's._________________

Not sure if I would make the trade for a 4th round pick. I think if he can stay healthy he is worth more to the team than for the rest of the year than a 4th. That is a big if though. Barksdale filled in well enough his first game and last year, but lets see how he does playing for a few games and being incorporated into defenses' game-plans. If he does well enough, i am on board with trading Saffold, just not quite yet.

Either way I think RT will be addressed this off-season in some manner.

As far as long term goes, I am unsure of their plans at OG. Should they bring Williams back for continuities sake? Dahl is starting to get old too. A rookie at RG and RT could spell protection problems until they adjust to the NFL if they decide to just use the draft. Shelley Smith filled in at RG last year when Dahl got hurt late in the season. They may want him to compete for the starting RG after this season.

Sign me up for Walterfootball's mock for us. Lewan, Clinton-Dix, Richardson. Lewan plays RT and can move to LT once Long leaves. Clinton-Dix teams up with McDonald to give us a potent safety group. Richardson replaces Dahl giving us a line of Long Williams Jones Richardson Lewan.

I would also go after a RB on a one year deal like McFadden or MJD , if they are willing to take a short offer. I would punt til the 2015 RB class and go all in on Gurley.

Sign me up for Walterfootball's mock for us. Lewan, Clinton-Dix, Richardson. Lewan plays RT and can move to LT once Long leaves. Clinton-Dix teams up with McDonald to give us a potent safety group. Richardson replaces Dahl giving us a line of Long Williams Jones Richardson Lewan.

I would also go after a RB on a one year deal like McFadden or MJD , if they are willing to take a short offer. I would punt til the 2015 RB class and go all in on Gurley.

I like you. I never considered signing one of those guys to a one year deal, but I like it. I don't what our cap will look like, or if they will want to do it, but if none of our guys now cut it, I think Snead might consider it._________________SHAQ IS THE SECOND BEST PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY